Truck.



N. MoDOUGALL.

TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 26, 1911.

Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

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INVENTOR NELMCDWGALL WITNESSES WWI-Sui citizen of the United I county of Ward and State of -b shown NEIL MODOUG-ALL, OF MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA.

TRUCK.

Specification .1 Letters Patent. Application filed August 26, 1911. v

Serial No. 846,228.

a To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NEIL MODOUGALL, a States, residing at Minot, in the North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in T rucks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a device for removing houses from one place to another and has for its object to provide a device of the class mentioned that will be strong, compact and efficient in practice. v

The invention contemplates providing a plurality of trucks, which are, mainly constructed. of I-beamsv made of suitable material, having a plurality of wheels journaled therein and also carrying means for resting the house thereon. A front truck is provided that carries a central transverse pivoted supporting beam which permits of the under portion of the truck being rotated without necessitating the moving of the house on said front truck.

Incarrying out the objects of the invention derstood, of course, that the essential features thereof are susceptible of changes in details and structural arrangements, preferred and practical embodiments being in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a top lan view constructed in accordance with t is invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the front truck. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of one of the rear trucks showing a house supporting timber resting thereon. ig. 4 is a fragmentary top plan view of the front trucl. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the central supporting beam carried by the front truck and also the pivot bolster used for support ing said beam. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of the central supporting'beam and the support therefor. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the pivot bolster used in connection with this invention. Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing means for connecting the longitudinal and transverse I-beams which comprise the body of the truck, the longitudinal beam being shown in section. Fig. 9 is a modified form of the front truck showing four wheels used in connection therewith; Fig. 10 is a modified form of the front truck showing six wheels used in connectiontherewith.

Referring to the accompanying drawings y numerals it will be seen that the invention comprises a plurality of spaced rear trucks 11 and 12. Each of'these trucks comprises a number of longitudinally extending I-beams 13 and. also a number of transverse I beams 14 which are connected to said longitudinal I-beams by means of substantially U-shaped links 15 and 16. Each of said I-beams and secured thereto by means of nuts 17 and have their closed ends in interlocking position. d

An axle 18 is supported in both the front and rear of the trucks l1 and 12 and has jcurnaled thereon a plurality ofwheels 19 which are interposed between the longitudigenerally stated above, it will be'un-- nal beams ,13 of said truck. A rig-id rear bolster 20 and a'pivot front bolster 21 are securely mounted upon said axles between their ends by means of the plates 22 and the bolts 23 which have their inner ends securely fastened within said bolsters. Mount ed upon the bolsters 20 and 21 and secured thereto by means of bolts 24 is a longitudinally extending I-beam 25. Between the ends of said I-beam 25 and between the front and rear portions of'the truck there is a bolster 26 which is securely fastened to said I-beam by means of the bolts 27. The bolster 21 is pivoted so asto permit of a free movement of the front portion of each truck when traveling over rough ground.

Referring now to the front truck 28 it will be seen that .this truck also comprises a plurality oflongitudinal I-beams 29 and transverse beams 30 connected thereto by means of the links 31 and 32 such as have been specifically described in connection with the rear trucks.- A plurality of wheels the axles 34 and are 33 are journaled upon interposed between said longitudinal beams. A rigid bolster 35 is securely mounted upon the rear axle of the front truck by means of.

the bolts 36 and plate 37. A pivot bolster 38 is secured upon the front axle of said truck and a longitudinally extending I-beam 39 is mounted upon the bolsters 35 and 38.

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said links is passed through the flanges of a Centrally disposed on the upper side of the member 39 is a projection having a convexed upper surface and on this convexed upper surface rests a socket 40. There is thus provided a ball and socket joint, the parts being held in position by bolts 41 and 46,

passing through respective parts, and the bolts 41 have their heads in recesses 42 while the bolts 46 have their heads resting in recesses 43. A channel bar 44 rests upon the top of the socket 40 and extends transversely of the I-beam 39 and is bent upwardly at 7 each end from its central portion. A pair of 1 in their recess has its extremities bent a the same angle the" top supporting braces 45 are rigidly secured to the central portion of the'channel bar 44 by v means of the bolts 46 which engage the flanges of the braces 45 ,and pass through the socket 40 and have their heads countersunk 43. A supporting plate 47 asrthe ends of the channel bar 44 and is secured to said beam by means of the rivets 48. Said supporting plate 47 also engages of the brace 45. The transverse supports 49 of the rear trucks are similar in construction to those used in connection 1 with the front truck, but are made shorter .as it is only necessary to support one end of the supporting timbers 50 thereon.

In Figs. 1, 3 and 5 of the drawings supporting t'mbers are shown resting upon the transverse supports of the front and rear the only of the front truck diflerence being in the use of the number of wheels in connection with the truck; A tongue 51 is secured to a portion for the purpose of attaching animals thereto for rolling a house from one place to another.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, is,:-

1. A house moving truck including a longitudinally extending I-beam carried thereby, a pivot bolster'on said'I-be'am, a transversely extending channel bar secured to said bolster and a supporting plate carried by said channel bar. 4

2. A house moving truck including a rigid Y bolster carried by the rear ofsaid truck, a pivot bolster carried by the front thereof, a longitudinally extending l-beam carried by said bolsters, a pivot bolster centrally located upon said I-beam, tending channel bar secured to the last mentioned pivot bolster, said bar having its ends extending upwardly at an angle to the central portion thereof, braces carried by said central portion, and a supporting plate resting upon said braces and secured to said channel bar.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses. NEIL MGDOUGALL.

' Witnesses:

WILLIAM MURRAY, PETER FnReELso.

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